About our 2019 Competition and Exhibition

Welcome to the Hook Peninsula Photography Competition 2019. The competition now in its sixth year, is a showcase of outstanding photographs taken by both amateur and established artists.

32 images will be selected from all our entries across all categories by our Professional Photography Judge, to be announced soon.

The chosen images will be featured at our official launch exhibition in 2020.

These images will feature in a series of traveling exhibitions throughout Ireland in 2020. These series of exhibitions are a great way to showcase the unique beauty and interest of the Hook Peninsula and are a great platform to promote the talent of all the individual Photographers.

Hook Tourism Limited is a community organisation which has been in existence for over 50 years. Its aim is to promote the Hook Peninsula as a premier tourist destination and to protect its unspoiled natural landscape and built heritage. The organisation runs the peninsula tourist office in the village of Duncannon and led on the restoration of the Georgian walled gardens at Tintern Abbey and now operates the ‘Colclough Walled Garden’ as a tourist attraction. Hook Tourism also developed and maintains three woodland walking trails in the woods at Tintern Abbey.

Scroll down to check out past winners and finalists which may inspire you to enter this year.

2019 Competition Categories

Categories to be announced shortly

2018 Competition Winners

Hook Lighthouse. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Cultural Heritage category.
Taken by Todor Tivel

Ambient Delight. The overall winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition and winner of the Off The Grid category. Taken by Nick Blake

Common Green Grasshopper. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Fleeting Moments category. Taken by Pat Somers

Into the Light. The winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition Summer Nights category. Taken by Isabel Auld

2017 Competition Category Winners

2017 'Man-Made Winner' by Michael Carroll.
This image is captured on a beautiful frosty morning during Sunrise at 'Templers Tower'.

2017 'Discovering the Hidden Winner' by Mark Simpson.
This image captures the hidden aspects of the Hook Peninsula.

2017 'Hook Peninsula Experience Winner' by Jennie Byrne.
This image captures some of the true culture of The Hook Peninsula, 'Herring Season'.

2017 'Peoples Choice Winner' by Catherine White.
This image of Catherine's daughter running through the trails in Tintern Abbey. This image was voted by the public &received the most votes.

2016 Competition Category Winners

Wildlife & Overall Winner Ivan Donoghue - Diver & Spidercrab

Coastal Landscape Winner Pawel Zygmunt - Hook LightHouse

Built Heritage Winner Kristin Gray - Hook LightHouse

Peoples Choice Winner Owen O'Donohue - Hook Lighthouse

Admiring the Diver by Ivan Donoghue

The 2015 exhibition was seen by over 20,000 people at five different venues, and the 2016 travelling exhibition has been viewed by over 35,000 people in eight venues by end August 2017. These exhibits provide a fantastic platform for professional and amateur photographers to showcase their stunning photos and the Hook Peninsula.

2015 Competition Category Winners

2015 Sea Life & Nature winner, Emmett Delaney

2015 People from our Landscape Winner, Alan Mahon

2015 Built Heritage winner, Alan Mahon

2015 Coastal Landscape Winner, Sean Gilheaney

Overall Winner, Martin Parsons

2019 Hook Peninsula Map

Hook Rural Tourism Ltd was formed in 1966 (Incorporated 2004) as a Rural Tourism Voluntary group. The organisation has grown form a base of 25 members involved in tourism related business to our current position of strength: 100 members and growing

SEPT 14
Minimal Waste Living with Niamh from Fairyland Cottage
Public - Hosted by Wexford Library

Niamh has a YouTube Channel focusing on simple living, that has nearly 120,000 subscribers.

She will give a talk on reducing waste in Wexford Library on Saturday Sept 14th at 11.30am, showing examples of how to reduce waste in the areas of: Personal Care, Household Rubbish and Zero Waste On the Go.